# Lignite (HS4 2702) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Lignite at HS4 2702, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The lignite subsector recorded $10.0B in reported global trade in 2024, with -25.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $10.0B |
| Latest annual change | -25.6% |
| Active exporters | 92 |
| Active importers | 135 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $297.2M | 329 | 2 |
| 1996 | $303.5M | 377 | 2 |
| 1997 | $196.0M | 373 | 2 |
| 1998 | $147.1M | 343 | 2 |
| 1999 | $132.2M | 301 | 2 |
| 2000 | $117.5M | 371 | 2 |
| 2001 | $128.2M | 353 | 2 |
| 2002 | $128.8M | 317 | 2 |
| 2003 | $135.9M | 309 | 2 |
| 2004 | $150.8M | 389 | 2 |
| 2005 | $170.1M | 380 | 2 |
| 2006 | $243.7M | 486 | 2 |
| 2007 | $270.2M | 490 | 2 |
| 2008 | $529.8M | 569 | 2 |
| 2009 | $525.8M | 534 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.1B | 531 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.9B | 524 | 2 |
| 2012 | $3.2B | 596 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.9B | 497 | 2 |
| 2014 | $3.3B | 500 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.1B | 530 | 2 |
| 2016 | $2.7B | 516 | 2 |
| 2017 | $4.1B | 553 | 2 |
| 2018 | $5.0B | 511 | 2 |
| 2019 | $4.4B | 489 | 2 |
| 2020 | $3.4B | 463 | 2 |
| 2021 | $7.7B | 509 | 2 |
| 2022 | $10.7B | 524 | 2 |
| 2023 | $10.5B | 490 | 2 |
| 2024 | $10.0B | 532 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Indonesia to China: $8.3B; growth +10.6%.
- Philippines to China: $464.3M; growth -6.3%.
- Russia to China: $403.2M; growth -1%.
- Mongolia to China: $97.0M; growth +100%.
- Indonesia to Republic of Korea: $94.4M; growth +75.1%.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia: $84.2M; growth +90.9%.
- Germany to Poland: $60.3M; growth +37.3%.
- Indonesia to Serbia: $55.3M; growth +23,300.3%.
- Greece to The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: $35.0M; growth +823.1%.
- Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan: $33.7M; growth +9.8%.

## HS6 products

- Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet (HS6 270210)
- Lignite: agglomerated, excluding jet (HS6 270220)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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